Uncompromising — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not making concessions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌŋkˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪzɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌŋkˈɒmpɹəmˌaɪzɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌŋkˈɒmpɹəmˌaɪzɪŋ/

5 syllables Say it as /ʌŋkˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪzɪŋ/.

Examples

took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks
uncompromising honesty

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sturdy inflexible

Antonyms

compromising

Parts of Speech

adjective

not making concessions

“took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks”

Word Forms

sturdiness	noun	resoluteness evidenced by strength of character
inflexibility	noun	the quality of being rigid and rigorously severe

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kompromisslos

keine Zugeständnisse machen

🇫🇷French

intransigeant

ne pas faire de concessions

🇪🇸Spanish

intransigente

no hacer concesiones

🇮🇹Italian

intransigente

senza fare concessioni

🇳🇱Dutch

compromisloos

geen concessies doen

🇵🇹Portuguese

intransigente

não fazer concessões

🇷🇺Russian

бескомпромиссный

не идти на уступки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सीधा

रियायतें नहीं दे रहे हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

আপসহীন

ছাড় দিচ্ছে না

🇮🇳Tamil

சமரசமற்ற

விட்டுக்கொடுப்பு செய்யவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

రాజీపడని

రాయితీలు ఇవ్వడం లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

बिनधास्त

सवलती देत नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેફામ

છૂટછાટો આપતા નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಾಜಿಯಾಗದ

ರಿಯಾಯಿತಿಗಳನ್ನು ನೀಡುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിട്ടുവീഴ്ചയില്ലാത്തത്

ഇളവുകൾ നൽകുന്നില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਝੌਤਾ ਨਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ

ਰਿਆਇਤਾਂ ਨਹੀਂ ਦਿੰਦੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر سمجھوتہ کرنے والا

رعایتیں نہیں کرتے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不妥协的

不做出让步

🇯🇵Japanese

妥協のない

譲歩しないこと

🇰🇷Korean

단호한

양보하지 않는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không khoan nhượng

không nhượng bộ

🇹🇭Thai

แน่วแน่

ไม่ให้สัมปทาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

tanpa kompromi

tidak memberikan konsesi

🇵🇭Filipino

walang kompromiso

hindi gumagawa ng konsesyon

🇲🇾Malay

tanpa kompromi

tidak membuat konsesi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لا هوادة فيها

عدم تقديم تنازلات

🇮🇷Persian

سازش ناپذیر

امتیاز ندادن

🇹🇷Turkish

uzlaşmaz

taviz vermemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

ללא פשרות

לא לעשות ויתורים

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